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<p>The latest version of Kubernetes with upstream binaries. Supports AWS, GCE, Azure, Joyent, OpenStack, VMware, Bare Metal and localhost deployments.</p>

<h3 id="quick-start">Quick Start</h3>

<p><a href="http://conjure-up.io/" target="_blank">conjure-up</a> provides the quickest way to deploy Kubernetes on Ubuntu for multiple clouds and bare metal. It provides a user-friendly UI that prompts you for cloud credentials and configuration options</p>

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<pre><code>sudo snap install conjure-up --classic
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conjure-up kubernetes
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<p>As well as Homebrew for macOS:</p>

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conjure-up kubernetes
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